tinnitus

[king_of_rock]

Why is tinnitus a side effect of aspirin?

[russtoo]

   Hi;

   I suppose you've had a very minor hearing loss since childhood; maybe ven born with it for some reason.

   Ototoxic medications have a high affinity for the middle and inner ear. ASA, aspirin, adds insult to pre-existing injury.

   Russ

[Bynum]

ototoxic? Mind elaborating on this to one who has had Tinnitus since childhood and just realized how great silence is, if only temporarily.

[Wear/a/Jimmy]

because asprin, a long with many other medications, is ototoxic